The Police Duty Solicitor Scheme: Looking Back, Looking Forward, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
The launch of Force Order 20 comes days after IGP Idris also unveiled the revised Community Policing and “Bail is Free” initiatives. It demonstrates, in principle, the NPF’s commitment to connecting with the people and respecting our rights. These new opportunities should enable us to be more supportive of the…
The South-East Needs a Show of Love, Not a Show of Force, By Majeed Dahiru
The more the president continues to ignore the genuine concerns of his administration’s marginalisation of those of South-Eastern origin, the further they are pressed away from Nigeria towards Nnamdi Kanu’s separatist agitations. To take the fire out of the raging flame of Nnamdi Kanu’s IPOB is to show love to…
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Kanu, Biafra and Its Disciples, By Azu Ishiekwene
We must, by all means avoid a repeat of Odi (1999) and Zaki-Biam (2001), where the deployment of troops after gangs clashed with the military led to the sacking of several villages and the killing of over 200 civilians. But those who are egging Kanu on must keep in mind…
IPOB: Parable of the Stubborn Fly, By Louis Odion
...the historic responsibility lies with PMB to foster national unity, give every section of the country a sense of belonging, irrespective of the voting pattern in the last general election. That is the surest way to lobotomise the virus that feeds ethnic entrepreneurs like Kanu. Sure, the easy part is…
Biafra: The Fire this Time, By Dele Agekameh
It is worth a reminder that the horrors of the Nigerian Civil War or Biafra War, which are still etched in the sub-conscious of many of the leaders of the South-East, are real and should never be revisited. Aldous Huxley, a famous English writer and philosopher once said: “That men…
We Must Focus on Bridging the Widening Inequalities Within Societies, By Muhammadu Buhari
While the international community grapples to resolve these conflicts, we must be mindful and focus on the widening inequalities within societies, and the gap between the rich and the poor nations. These inequalities and gaps are part of the underlining root causes of competition for resources, frustration and anger leading…
A Pathfinder Into Our Cultural Consciousness: Kunle Filani at 60, By Toyin Falola
...Personified in this man who is being celebrated this month is the critical perception, innovation, insight, dedication, and necessary hard work to forge new pathways for the expressivity of the rich cultural heritage of Yoruba, Nigerian, and Africans in a modern and global culture. His hard work on the Onaism…
Buhari: Shunning Flamboyance at the United Nations, By Aliyu Abdullahi
The small size of the president’s delegation amazed a large number of guests who lined up to receive him. One of them recalled how Reuben Abati, the spokesperson to the former head of state, President Goodluck Johnathan, had a running battle with some media houses which reported that Nigeria had…
President Buhari: Who Is the Terrorist?, By SKC Ogbonnia
Dear President Buhari, I had planned to meet you one-on-one during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. But recent events have convinced me that the central issue of this letter has outgrown a private affair. Not long ago, I was thinking that your recent long-stay in London could…
APC, President Buhari, Nigerians and Our Psyche of Politicking, By David Dimas
I exhort Nigerians that it is high time we changed this skewed political psyche of politicking. We must exercise our rights and play our role to further the growth of democracy in Nigeria. It is what good citizens do in democracy. “Let us never forget that government is ourselves and…
